Which country or map area contains Papua Barat?
Papua Barat is shown within Indonesia in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Indonesia
- Region name
- Papua Barat
- Approximate latitude
- 2.1° south
- Approximate longitude
- 132.8° east
- Country capital
- Jakarta
- Country currency
- Indonesian rupiah
- World region
- South-Eastern Asia
Quick answers about Papua Barat
What kind of place is Papua Barat?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Papua Barat on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 2.1° south latitude and 132.8° east longitude.
What is the capital of Indonesia?
The country capital is Jakarta.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.